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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Curzon want to leave their camp when Ruth was sick?
(a) To find a doctor.
(b) Because he was mad at Isabel.
(c) To buy medicine.
(d) To buy food.

2. At Riverbend, why did Isabel climb out of the tree in a rush?
(a) Because she thought she saw her sister.
(b) Because she thought she saw her mother.
(c) Because she thought the slaves at Riverbend could tell her where her sister was.
(d) Because she thought she saw a snake.

3. Why did Isabel think that Curzon should not leave their camp when Ruth was sick?
(a) Because she was afraid he would be captured.
(b) Because she thought he might not find them again.
(c) Because she needed him there to help with Ruth.
(d) Because she did not want him to spend their money.

4. What did Isabel do to help Ruth recover from her fever?
(a) Bathed her.
(b) Gave her medicine.
(c) Applied hot wet rags to Ruth's foot.
(d) Applied cold rags to Ruth's foot.

5. Who were the first people Isabel and her friends met at Williamsburg?
(a) The Patriot army.
(b) The British army.
(c) The French army.
(d) Hospital workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Isabel know that Ruth was afraid of Prentiss?

2. Why did Walter and Serafina have no family at Riverbend?

3. What did Isabel find suspicious when they first arrived in Riverbend?

4. How old was Aberdeen when he first came to Riverbend?

5. Why did Isabel call Widow Hallahan "snake-souled" (104) in Chapter XVIII?

(see the answer key)

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